LIONBOY: THE CHASE
Written by Zizou Corder.
Stock no. 1101937
Published by Puffin Books; The Penguin Group. 1st 2004. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Green boards, red title to spine. Charlie is on the run from an amazing floating circus with six homesick, beautiful Lions. Second in the 'Lionboy' series. ISBN: 0141380527.

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GOLD AND SOME OTHERS
Written by Peggie C. Moody.
Stock no. 1101923
Published by R.T.S Lutterworth Press. Circa 1942. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with black titles and vignette. One colour frontis. Bookplate to front endpaper. Some scuffing to covers. Foxing. Wrapper is heavily edge chipped with fading and grubby marks.

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THE EARLY HERDSMEN
Written by Katharine Elizabeth Dopp.
Stock no. 1101646
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1923. Very good condition.

Green and black decorated cloth boards. B/w illustrations. 231 pages. Top and tail of spine have small splits with a little fraying to cloth.

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THE SCARLET HERRING AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Edward Abbott Parry. Illustrated by A. D. Rusden.
Stock no. 1101558
Published by Smith, Elder & Co.. 1st 1899. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth with red and black title and vignette to front; gilt title to spine. All edges gilt. 252 pages. Covers are browned, with some wear. A few finger marks to endpapers.

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JOSEPHINE'S PANTOMIME
Written by Mrs. H.C. Cradock. Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton.
Stock no. 1301850
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1939. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Cream cloth spine. Beige boards with pictorial onlay to front. 8 colour plates. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers lightly browned. A few light foxspots to contents otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is just a little bit grubby and has a 5cm closed tear to top of spine edge on front panel (for some reason the wrapper appears to be 0.5cm too short for the book!).

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STORIES ABOUT DOGS
Written by Thomas Bingley. Illustrated by Thomas Landseer.
Stock no. 1801210
Published by T.J. Allman. 1864. Slightly better than good condition.

Illustrative of their Instinct, Sagacity and Fidelity. New Edition. Small format. Red cloth boards with gilt titles and embossed decorations. All edges gilt. Eight b/w plates. Re-backed with original spine laid down and new endpapers. Spine browned and title faded to spine. Uneven fading to cloth boards. Two of eight plates missing. Pale damp stain to top half of plates. Contents generally clean. A good working copy.

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THE NOW-A-DAYS FAIRY BOOK
Written by Anna Alice Chapin. Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith.
Stock no. 1301820
Published by J. Coker & Co.. Slightly better than good condition.

6 beautiful colour plates. Pictorial boards, cloth spine. Front cover shows Goldilocks with three teddy bears. 159 numbered pages. 11.5" x 8.5". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Cover edges worn and faded. Covers are a little bit grubby. Lower 2" of front joint cracked. Lower corner of front free-endpaper is creased. Fingermarks to contents and some light foxing but generally clean. "The Three Bears" plate has been reinserted at some stage (is now slightly shorter than the rest of the pages and has some slight damage at inner margin). Rear free-endpaper has been replaced. A couple of large spots to rear pastedown.

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THREE LITTLE NEST BIRDS
Written by Juliana Horatia Ewing. Illustrated by R. Andre.
Stock no. 1201592
Published by SPCK. 1st 1883. Very good condition.

Small oblong format. Pictorial boards with brown spine. Pretty colour and sepia illustrations throughout. A sobering tale of what happens when three children take three baby birds from their nest. Rebacked with modern cloth and new endpapers. Corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents near fine.

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ARTEMIS FOWL THE ARCTIC INCIDENT
Written by Eoin Colfer.
Stock no. 1101349
Published by Puffin Books. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0670899631. Name in ink to front endpaper.

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WHY SO MUCH NOISE?
Written by Janina Domznska. Illustrated by Janina Domznska.
Stock no. 1101303
Published by Harper & Row. 1st USA 1965. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

American Edition. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. A few foxspots. Wrapper has loss to top and tail of spine.

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FAIRY TALES
Written by Skimble Skamble.
Stock no. 1201545
Published by Andrews & Co.. 1st 1869. Very good condition.

'To all merry good-tempered, and well-behaved children, who are of course fond of Fairy Tales and to all grown-up people who are not stiff and starched...' Green cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover with embossed borders. Stories of elves, princesses, dwarfs and fairies. B/w chapter head and tail pieces. Spine and corners a little bumped, corners slightly worn. Small nick to lower edge of front cover. Small split to spine rear edge. Covers clean with gilt still bright. Attractive pictorial bookplate of Dora Allison on front pastedown. Inscription in ink on front endpaper dated December 1869. Some light creasing to pages and some fingermarks. Two pages have circular black marks to them (pages 88 and 120). A bright copy of a scarce early fairy tale book.

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MI TRIP WEST BI ME
Written by Ethel Hale Freeman.
Stock no. 1801122
Published by The Hampshire Bookshop. 1st 1930. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A dog story written from the dog's point of view, the dog resembles a Boxer and is called 'Scoutie'. Written in 'doggie' dialect. Green cloth spine with silver title, green paper boards with black title and vignette to front. B/w photo of 'The Orther' as frontis, b/w pencil sketches to text throughout. Covers clean and tight. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Green dustwrapper is lightly worn at corners and browned to spine. A nice copy of an unusual title.

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